Playing card



March 3, 1931w H. l.. Pol-ls' PLAYING CARD Filed Nov. 1. 1929 ATTORN EY l-framed 3, 1931 o y A I UNITED STATES I M' j 1,194,866

PATENT OFFICE HARRY I.. 1 ons,'oF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK PLAYING CARD Application led November 1, 1929. Serial No. 403,957.

This invention relates to improvements in the construction of cards and vmore particularlyto cards such as are used in playing games.

Theordinaryv playing card, made of paper,

non-combustible andy-not susceptible of re-' ceiving finger prints, indentations, Or other i marks-of identification, such as-are occasionally made by unscrupulous players.

l z A further fea-turefis in the provision of al card having a desirable flexibility, finish and smoothness and which may be printed-in colors and fanciful designs as may be desired.

Another .purpose is to produce a card which is substantially indestructible and which may be cleaned, should soiling occur, by usual methods. v

These and other advantageous'objects, such as moderate cost Of manufacture and econvomy in use, are accomplished by the novel construction and combination of parts hereinafter described and illustrated in the. accompanying drawing, constituting an important partf of this disclosure, andl in which Figure 1 is a plan view of the face of a playing card made in accordance with the invention, parts being broken away.

Figure 2 is a similar view of the backof the card.

Figure 3 is a greatly enlarged, fraofmentary sectional view taken on line 3 3 ofigure 1.

Vhat may be considered as the basis or foundation of the card is a strong woven ,textile fabric 5, preferably linen, lmpregnated and lined on both sides with phenolformaldehyde derivatives 6, such non-fibrous compo- 45 sitions, when subjected to the effect of heat under pressure, presenting highly finished smooth surfaces, solid, opaque and of uniform thickness.

When the material has been nished, enclosing the fabric center, a second coat 7 is ap- 50 plied on the face and back tb coalesce therewith, this encasing'coatingor laminae being white so that the design and in any desired colors. v p

It is preferred that the printing be done' can be imprinted 'with a chemical ink which will penetrate the outer coat and remain, visibly permanent.

It will be understood that cards so ,constructed are unusually durable, their surfaces `easily cleansed andthat the material is highl flexible, but not plastic, the cards being'easi y shuled and dealt.

v Obviously the material may be prepared in the form of a sheet of any area and thecards blanked therefrom in the same manner as if o5 -the sheet was cardboard.

. Although the foregoing is descriptive ofthe preferred embodiment of the invention, it will be apparent that minor changes may bc made in its construction, without the exercise of invention or conflicting with the scope of the claims hereto appended.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new .and desired to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. A new article of manufacture 'comprising a card having a woven textile center embedded in a phenolic composition, and covered on both sides with layers of similar material coalesced therewith and capable of ro# ceiving prints.

2. A new article of manufacture comprising a card having a woven textile center enibedded in a phenolic composition, and coated with sheets of similar substance adapted to be penetrated by chemical ink.

3. The process of making cards which consists in impregnating a woven textile fabric sheet'with a phenolic condensate, coalescing sheets of similar substance on both sides thereof, cutting the sheet into desired size Y and imprinting the cards with an ink adapted? to penetrate the coalesced sheets.

4. As a new article of manufacture, a card 5 comprising a woven textile center fabric, an opaque phenolic composition on both sides of said fabric t`o enter the interstices of said fabric, and a. 'layer of white phenolic composition disposed over both sides of the opaqu 10 composition. Y

In testimony whereof I have hereunto :if-

fixed my signature.

l HARRY L. POI-IS. 

